The Met Office stated, over one lakh people have been moved to cyclone shelters by the West Bengal government, as a severe cyclonic storm Remal started making a landfall on Sunday evening between Bangladesh and West Bengal coast with an intensity of 110 – 120 kmph, blowing to 135 kmph.
The Met Department added, “The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ commenced over the adjacent coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara close to the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country.”
The Police officials from South and North 24 Parganas districts said that the state government has evacuated around 1,10,000 people from the coastal regions of Sundarbans and Sagar Island to cyclone shelters by Sunday Evening.
#CycloneRemal is expected to make landfall on the coast of Bengal after midnight today. With that in mind, we request our fellow citizens to take the following precautions pic.twitter.com/ZaUgxYk1dT
— Kolkata Police (@KolkataPolice) May 26, 2024
Many areas of the city have been hard-hit by #CycloneRemal. Our Disaster Management Group personnel and personnel of different police stations have been making efforts all night to remove numerous trees uprooted in the storm to keep traffic moving. pic.twitter.com/gr9mi9fgUp
— Kolkata Police (@KolkataPolice) May 27, 2024
State Disaster management staff and NDRF personnel were deployed all along the coastal belt for conducting rescue operations.
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The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airports Authority of India officials said that the airport was shut down from Sunday noon till 9am on Monday. 394 domestic and International flights were cancelled.
Local Trains in Howrah and Sealdah divisions were also cancelled.
The Kolkata Police gave two helpline numbers for its citizens – 9432610428 and 9432610429
#cycloneremal #Helpline pic.twitter.com/VpXyHzx8XT
— Kolkata Police (@KolkataPolice) May 25, 2024
TMC national general Abhishek Banerjee also cancelled his roadshow at Basirhat constituency in the North 24 Parganas.
Several rallies by BJP leaders were also cancelled for the safety of people.
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